Lorenzo Suarez de Mendoza

Lorenzo Suarez de Mendoza (1518-29 June 1583) was the Governor of New Spain from 1580 to 1583 and 4th Count of Coruna.

Biography
Suarez was born in Guadalajara, Spain, and in 1537 he participated in the capture of Tunis from the Barbary States. After serving as protector of the Universidad de Alcala de Henares, he was named the Viceroy of New Spain on 26 March 1580. He entered Peru and on 4 October 1580 he entered Mexico City, where he officially became the Viceroy. Because he was an amiable man who paid attention to private businesses, he was celebrated as the new Governor.

Suarez attempted to put down the corruption of the Audiencia, appointing Pedro Moya de Contreras as Inquisitor General of New Spain. When he died in 1583, Suarez was succeeded by Moya.